songwriter
noun
song·writ·er
ˈsȯŋ-ˌrī-tər 
: a person who composes words or music or both especially for popular songs
Examples of songwriter in a Sentence
an award-winning singer and songwriter
he's both a singer and a songwriter
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Overseen by Grammy-winning songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Blake Mills (Bob Dylan, Fiona Apple, John Legend), the Aurora album had cowriting credits from the likes of Marcus Mumford and Jackson Browne—way more legit than the project needed to be.
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Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
Rose was born in 1988, eight years after Keith Godchaux’s death in a car accident, but the singer and songwriter is carrying the Dead torch proudly, performing with Grahame Lesh (son of late Dead bassist Phil Lesh) this summer as part of the Dead 60 celebration.
—Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2025
The HMMAs honor composers, songwriters and music supervisors around the world for their contributions over the previous year in music for film, TV, video games and more.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
The Hollywood Music in Media Awards recognizes scores and songs in film, TV and video games, honoring composers, songwriters, and music supervisors for their work in this year’s theatrical releases.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 5 Nov. 2025
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Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
Rose was born in 1988, eight years after Keith Godchaux’s death in a car accident, but the singer and songwriter is carrying the Dead torch proudly, performing with Grahame Lesh (son of late Dead bassist Phil Lesh) this summer as part of the Dead 60 celebration.
—Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2025
The HMMAs honor composers, songwriters and music supervisors around the world for their contributions over the previous year in music for film, TV, video games and more.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
The Hollywood Music in Media Awards recognizes scores and songs in film, TV and video games, honoring composers, songwriters, and music supervisors for their work in this year’s theatrical releases.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 5 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for songwriter
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“Songwriter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/songwriter. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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songwriter
noun
song·writ·er
ˈsȯŋ-ˌrīt-ər
: a person who composes words or music or both especially for popular songs
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